'Why You Left, Who You Left’ is a personal exploration of what it means to feel at home. In this two-part series, Tengbeh Kamara delves into why their father decided to return to his country of birth, leaving behind his wife and three young children in the Netherlands.

When Tengbeh is eleven years old, their father moves back to Liberia to help rebuild the country after the civil war. In Tengbeh’s young eyes, this seems like a noble and heroic decision, but as an adult, the photographer comes to understand just how deeply the departure impacted their family. Out of these conflicting feelings of compassion and incomprehension, two chapters emerge.